When you think of regional hip-hop icons, a few names immediately come to mind: Common in Chicago, Snoop in Long Beach, Jay-Z in New York, and UGK in Houston. But if Aubrey Graham has his way, you’ll soon be adding Drake in Toronto to that list. The 21-year-old actor turned rapper (he sings too) wants to be Canada’s first bonafide hip-hop icon. And not only that, he has big plans for south of the Canadian border as well. Drake is the first-ever unsigned Canadian artist to have a video debut on BET’s 106 & Park.
Graham currently portrays Jimmy Brooks—a physically disabled high-school student—on the tremendously popular Canadian teen drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” While the track record for teen idols turned hip-hop stars is about 0-17, Graham has a quality that his predecessors and many rappers today lack: talent. When it comes to content, flow, and charisma, he has it.
Another attribute that sets Graham apart from his contemporaries is his business acumen. Although music sales have diminished dramatically over the last few years, music consumption is at an all-time high. Consequently, branding and finding alternative ways to generate revenue is more important for artists than ever before, and he is very mindful of that. With so much going for him, it’s easy to see why If Drake were an IPO, we would buy it.
Here, Naturi talks about her performance as Lil' Kim in the much-anticipated motion picture, Notorious, a bio-pic about the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace). In addition, she recently landed a lead role in the re-make of the screen version of Fame, the 1980 musical revolving around students at the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
Luke’s performance as Diddy is less about impersonation and more of an embodiment of the Puff persona. That basically means, Luke doesn’t really look, talk or act exactly like Puffy, but he still manages to deliver an effective portrayal. However, the one thing that Luke has down pat are Puffy’s exaggerated dance moves. Shit, Luke diddy bops better than Diddy! We couldn’t help but laugh every time Luke-as-Puffy jigs across the stage in the movie. You will, too.
Ok Mr. West is jumping out the window with this one. Kanye tries a new hair cut in his never ending quest to push envelopes (intentionally or unintentionally) in fashion and music. Your going from fashionable to questionable with this one YE... AND DROP THE AIR YEEZY'S ALREADY AND STOP PLAYING!!!!
Oscar award winning actor Denzel washington, arrived hours before the Inauguration commenced... Reporters added that Mr. Washington was also the perfect gentlemen, posing for pictures and making small talk while waiting for president Obama, and the rest of the country apparently LOL...
This is a look into me making a beat Shows my process and my mentality wen it comes to making a beat this particular one will be featured on a song for Gamble to be created hopefully sooner than later (lol) This is really jus a preview of the beat the completed version has a fuller hook and more melody in it but its already a long video to begin with so I didn’t want to drag it out too much…STAY TUNED!
Mike murda on the Track, Wonder when im gon release that one???? Sorry you cant really get the full effect of the beat, one of thsoe moments lol... Guess i might have to let this one GO